Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 pp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Sard (70 gp). Jade (110 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Sard (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Rose (70 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is red and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 8000 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Sard (50 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Rose (50 gp). Coral (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a green small hat and green clothes. Her crest is red and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Megren's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in the south. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is short and silver. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears professional attire, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in the south to a Adventurer, Nyx learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Adventurer for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new adventurer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His black crest is greasy and uncared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has no hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a mayor again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Coral (70 gp). Azurite (9 gp).